Inferred water analysis in polyphenylene sulfide production

A method of manufacturing a PPS polymer, comprising the acts of:

• contacting reactants in a reactor to form the PPS polymer in the reactor;
• measuring pressure and temperature of the reactor;
• determining an amount of quench water to add to the reactor correlative to the pressure or the temperature, or a combination thereof;
• and
• quenching a polymerization of the PPS polymer in the reactor by adding the quench water to the reactor.

A system for producing polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) polymer, comprising:

• a PPS polymerization reactor;
• a quench water inlet disposed on the PPS polymerization reactor and in communication with a water source;
• a pressure sensor in communication with the PPS polymerization reactor and configured to measure an operating pressure of the reactor;
• a temperature sensor in communication with the PPS polymerization reactor and configured to measure an operating temperature of the PPS polymerization reactor;
• and
• a processor configured to determine an amount of quench water based on the operating temperature and the operating pressure.

A process for manufacturing a product comprising PPS polymer, the process comprising the act of:

• manufacturing a product at least a portion of which comprises PPS polymer, wherein the PPS polymer being produced by a method comprising the acts of:
• contacting reactants in a reactor to form the PPS polymer in the reactor;
• measuring pressure and temperature of the reactor;
• determining an amount of quench water to add to the reactor correlative to the pressure and the temperature, or a combination thereof;
• and
• quenching a polymerization of the PPS polymer in the reactor by adding the quench water to the reactor.